National Solitaire Day 2021: 5 Fun facts About This Addictive Card Game

National Solitaire day is officially designated on May 22 to recognize a card game that has been around for more than 200 years.

The Solitaire game, also known by the name Klondike, uses a standard deck of 52 cards. The game is about clearing the board by creating a stack of cards from low to high in each suit. When the player completes each suit, he wins the game Solitaire.

The classic Solitaire game went viral in 1990 after Microsoft included Solitaire in Windows 3.0. Microsoft founded National Solitaire Day on May 22, 2018, to celebrate one of the most popular computer games.

Microsoft developed Solitaire into the Microsoft Solitaire Collection in 2012, featuring five of the top Solitaire games in one app. Since then, it is estimated that the game has been played by over 242 million people.

In 2020, Microsoft celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Microsoft Solitaire with participation from tens of millions of players each month from over 200 countries, in 65 different languages.

Here are five interesting facts you would like to know about this addictive card game on National Solitaire Day.

​ 1.​Solitaire Comes From The Latin Word Solitarus: The origin of the name Solitaire is traced back to the Latin and French languages. Solitarius comes from two separate words: solitas and solus. Solitas means isolation and solus means alone or separated from others. The English word Solitaire was developed by 18^th century

2.Another Name Of Solitaire Is Patience: The card game Solitaire is known by the name "Patience" in England. There are different names for the same game in different parts of the world. For example, it is known as Réussite in French, kabal(e) or kabala in Polish, Norweigan, and Icelandic, and pasjans in Polish.

3.Solitaire May Have Been Used For Fortune-Telling: It is believed that Solitaire was used in ancient days for fortune-telling.

4.There Are More Variants Of Solitaire Than All Card Games Put Together: There are many variations of Solitaire games, which can be customized based on how many decks and suits you play with, how many cards are dealt from the top left deck, and how the cards are arranged. Klondike and Canfield are the most popular versions of solitaire.

5.Highest Score In Solitaire - The highest score that can a player get in a standard version of Solitaire is 24,113 and it includes bonus points for time.